Giddings this morning pledged to allow NBN Co free access to Aurora’s power poles under her party’s ‘Technology to Drive Tasmania’s Future’ policy. The poles would otherwise generate revenue of $25 million over 20 years, she said in a statement.

“This is a small price to pay if it means Tasmanian homes can be connected to optic fibre as originally promised by the Coalition.”

She said the proposal would result in cheaper fibre rollout costs for NBN Co - $65 per metre on poles compared to around $400 per metre in the ground.

The Tasmanian government is headed for a state election in March. The opposition Liberal party is understood to back Giddings’ proposal.

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